Mysteries of the Sun

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Bad idea. Iron kills the sun. It's the reason massive star dies, when the element starts fusing into iron, that's it. Iron absorb energy which basically saps the nuclear power of the star's core and stops the convection pressure, allowing gravity to win over and collapse the star.

Bad idea. Iron kills the sun. It's the reason massive star dies, when the element starts fusing into iron, that's it. Iron absorb energy which basically saps the nuclear power of the star's core and stops the convection pressure, allowing gravity to win over and collapse the star.

From what I understand, the fusion reaction fueling the sun converts the (H) and (He) atoms into iron and other heavy elements, which slowly sink to the core and increase the mass of the sun. Once it reaches critical mass and goes into gravitational collapse, it turns into a super nova.